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Sunday, August 16, 2009

Indian Air Force:More bad news for Delhi, Mig 35s delayed by a decade

Mig-35 (Mig-29OVT)After the colossla failure of the Kevari engine and the Ligh Combat Aircraft (LCA), which has been in the design phase for more than 20 years, the IAF is struggling to replace its Flying Coffins (Migs 21s).

The crash rate of the IAF is the highest in the world. About 300-500 Mig 21s have crashed. Delhi blames Moscow for sending it shoddy planes. Moscow blames Delhi for horrid local parts that don’t work. Desperate for planes, the IAF decided to spend about $10 Billion for foreign air craft.

The tender bid for 126 planes has been submitted and a final decision is awaited in a few weeks.

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2 comments:

  1. Tejaswy16/8/09 15:15

    daily.pk...No surprises there.I was surprised when it said Tejas was a failure.

    You should pick up papers which have better credibiity

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  2. Unknown17/8/09 11:12

    I don't weigh sources. It's is up to the readers what to believe.
    Papers always have a "colored view".

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